Can



KOLL 1,629,828

CAN

May 24. 1927.

Filed Apfil 1.1. 1925 Patented May 24, 1927..

PATENT OFFICE...

UN! S TATES LOUIS KOLL, 0F 'IEOBIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO STUBER. & KUGK'GO., 0!? PEOBIA, ILLINOIS, A COREORAIION OF ILLINOIS.

, CAN.

Application filed April 11, 4925. Serial No. 22,470.

This invention has reference to improvements in cans or receptacles forstorage of liquids. More particularly, the invention has to do withpouring spouts or nozzles through which the contents of cans orreceptacles are discharged.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a can or othercontainer with a spout or nozzle including an air vent peculiarly placedby which the pouring out of the contents may be facilitated.

Another object is that of providing an air vent in the structure of atubular spout or nozzle of arcan outward from the nozzle itself and thefurther provision of a longitudinally extending groove in said nozzle toconduct a liquid along the latter that may chance to escape through saidvent. v

The invention relates, further, to certain details of construction asWill be pointed out herein and form the subject of some of the appendedclaims.

In the appended drawing forming part hereof,

Figure 1 is a v-erticalsection of a portion of a can including a wellknown threaded collar secured thereto, a closure and the spout or nozzleof my invention being shown in connection therewith. Figure 1 is anelevation of a modified form of a nozing 2 in one of its walls coveringwhich is a threaded collar 3 of a well known form adapted'to receive asimilarly threaded cap 4 having an opening 5 in its top.

A spout or nozzle is arranged to be used in connection with thedescribed parts and comprises a disc 6 from which extends preferably atan oblique angle to the plane thereof a tubular portion 7 which may betapered from its base at said disc to its free end. The nozzleis adaptedfor two positions as shown in Figure 1. That is to say, it may a hepouring out the contents at the {lengthwise for example.

can, the dotted lines showing its position for thatpurpose, orit may bedropped into the can for storing or shipping as shown in full lines.VVhen used in themanner last described, a gasket of suitable material 8is first placed upon the collar 3, thetubular portion 7 being passedthrough it with the disc 6 resting thereon. Upon the said disc is thenplaced a disc 9 of suitable material forming a tight packing, and thisis followed by the screw cap 4 to effectually prevent leakage, Whenusedfor pouring, the spoutv or nozzle with the disc 6 rests upon the saidgasket 8 but of necessi ty the disc 9 is eliminated and if desired asecond asket such as 8, not'shown,mayreplace sai disc.

:the drawing that the tubular part 7 is providedwith a groove. 10extendinglongitudinally along the same as by creasing the metal I Inthedisc V6 is 'an opening 11 substantially in line with the said groove 10and, preferably, a strip of metal 11" lies across or bridges the grooveat the base of the part 7 forming a tight closure with the nozzle andsaid disc but leaving a clear opening behind it as in Figure 2. The discmay be open the full diameter of the base of the tubular part 7, or

as shown in Figure 3, the opening may be somewhat constricted as shownat 12in that figure and in Figure 2. But in any event this opening isseparate from the vent 11 so that in the act of pouring the liquid willescape through the opening 12 while the air to take the place of theliquid in the can may enter through the opening 11. If by chance the canis tipped too high at any time in the pouring act any liquid that mayescape by way of the said opening 11 will enter the groove 10 and findits way to the extremity of the nozzle where it will be deposited intothe receiver being supplied fromthe nozzle itself.

The metal between the vent opening and the. opening 12 serves to limitthe amount of liquid flowing into the nozzle, the said open ing 12 beingabout equal in extent to the opening at the discharge end of the nozzlebut this is mere choice.

In the modification of the nozzle, Figure 1 the vent denoted at 11 ismade in the rear wall, said being indie'ated in said figure by 7':

Again, in Figures 6 and 7 the collar 3' rearward of the nozzledesignated by 7 is notched at 3 while the cap 4 is notched at 45 toregister therewith and if the ring 8 of the other figures is employed,designated as 8, it may be similarly notched as at 8 This permits theair to enter the container, not shown in the figures last named. In saidfigures the disc portion 7 is of less diameter than the inner diameterof the cap l so that a passage is created between it and the latter, thesaid notches 4P, 8 and 3 lying substantially in line creating thedesired air passage, the disc 9, Figure 1, serving as before to closethe same when the device is assembled for shipping or storage.

Of importance in my form of device is the fact that while the tubularportion or spout 7 is constructed so as to be entirely open throughout,loss of liquid when the spout is inverted is prevented by the use of theclosure-disc 9 for said spout and the threaded collar 3 while thereceptacle is in storage or shipment.

I claim:

1. In combination with a receptacle for a liquid including an openingfor discharge of the liquid, a separate spout or nozzle invertible inposition whereby to be suspended within the receptacle or to be erectedupon the same, said nozzle including an annular extended flange at tsbase covering the opening, there being an air vent insaid annular flangecommunicating with the in' terior or" the receptacle through the saidopening thereof, there being a depression in the outer wall of thenozzle extending longitudinally of the same substantially in line withthe air vent, and means to secure the annular flange upon the receptacle2. ii nozzle for the purposes described including a spout portion havingan open groove extending therealong on its outer side, and alsoincluding an annular flange wall forming a groove'on the outer side,

the base of the nozzle terminating in an annular flange, there being anopening in the flange substantiallyin line with the said depression orgroove, and a part bridging the groove adjacent the flange forming apassageway from the opening to the exposed portion of said groove, 7

p In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LOUIS KOLL.

